Akenfield (1974)

Directed by Peter Hall1h 38mDrama

As a young man, Tom, prepares to leave the Suffolk village of his birth, voices and experiences from his family's past crowd in on his mind, weaving a poetic tapestry of the love of home and the longing to get away from it.

Rated
12A
Year
1974
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
18 November 1974
TMDB
7.6 (7)
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S
Stanley Baxter
Blacksmith
R
Ronald Blythe
The Vicar
E
Ethel Branton
Mrs. Quantrill
L
Lyn Brooks
Charlotte Rouse
G
Garrow Shand
Tom Rouse
P
Peggy Cole
Dulcie Rouse
B
Barbara Tilney
Jean Quantrill
I
Ida Page
Aunt Ida
T
Ted Dedman
Ted
M
Mollie Dedman
Mollie
C
Charlie Cornish
Charlie
C
Charlie Whiting
Charlie
R
Robin Buckingham
Robin
A
Alan Wright
Young Tom Rouse
M
Mary Hammond
Young Dulcie Rouse
F
F.O. Staddon
The Minister
B
Bob Wilson
Farmer
R
Reg Hall
Policeman
Peter Tuddenham
Peter Tuddenham
Old Tom (voiceover)
C
Clifford Arbon
E
Ernie Cole
R
Ray Cornish
V
Victoria Peacock
B
Barry Martin
N
Neil Scopes
J
John Simpson
R
Ron Wood
S
Sidney Bedwell
A
Andy Chenery
A
Allan Cole
D
David Cole
J
John Meek
W
Walter Whatling
R
Roger Clark
S
Sean Wood
W
Wilfred Frost
R
Roger Burroughes
J
Jonathan Fox
M
Monty Hale
P
Phyllis Grout
M
Mark Thorpe
F
Fred Collins
L
Lucy Dedman
D
David Dedman
H
Helen Tydeman
A
Arthur Smith
M
Margaret Allen
E
Erica Zant-Boer
V
Violet Smith
E
Ena Bower
C
Claire Bateson
K
Kenneth Runnacles
S
Sarah Noakes
R
Romy Jacob
C
Cecil Barrell
E
Eunice Carpenter
G
Gladys de Brisay
W
Wendy Keable
J
Joan Piper

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